How to speed up file transfer to/from Ubuntu Server 11.10 (wifi)
- by Alexander
I've been searching AU & elsewhere for the last day and a half. Haven't found an answer so I joined AU to ask for help.
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
Ubuntu Server 11.10
Samba
VSFTPD
Windows 7 PC
2 MacBook Pro - Snow Leopard/Lion
1 iMac - Lion
Wireless LAN using DLink DIR-655
Link Speed: 195 Mbit/s on Mac - 54Mbps on Windows
ISP Connection: Cable - 20 down/3 up
No Domain Controller.
All machines are members of the same workgroup.
No matter how I connect I can't get better than about 700K transfer rate up/down.
Mac/PC, SMB/ftp, Domain Name/Local IP
I've tried different user accounts and using different folders, different volumes on the server.
Nothing seems to make a difference. 700K up/down. Period.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Alexander
EDIT: Using sftp now and uploading seems to peak at 980k. After about 5 minutes into a 650MB file, downloading is at 1072k and climbing about 500b/s every ten seconds. If any of that matters...
I was expecting a lot faster than 1Mb tx rate. Am I off base here?
EDIT: From all I've read so far, perhaps the speed isn't that bad. I only installed Ubuntu out of boredom this past weekend. The trouble is, I like it. Guess it's time to ditch the wifi and run some Cat 5.